Cholame

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Cholame
Cholame (California)
Cholame
Cholame
Location in California
Basic data
State : United States
State : California
County : San Luis Obispo County
Coordinates : 35 ° 43 ′  N , 120 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 43 ′  N , 120 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Height : 351 m
Postal code : 93461
Area code : +1 805
FIPS : 06-13280
GNIS ID : 252871

Cholame is a place in San Luis Obispo County in the US state of California , northwest of Bakersfield .

The American actor James Dean died near Cholame on September 30, 1955 when he was on his way to a car race in Salinas .